The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968 explained

Concert Tour Name:1967–68 Tours
Artist:The Bee Gees
Number Of Legs:4
This Tour:1967–68 Tours
Next Tour:2 Years On Tour
(1971)

The 1967–68 Tours (also known as The Bee Gees in Concert, Spring Tour '68, North American Tour) are a series of concerts held in 1967 and 1968 by the Bee Gees. The tours promoted their third, fourth and fifth studio albums: Bee Gees' 1st (1967), Horizontal (1968) and Idea (1968). The band's line-up at that time was the Gibb brothers with Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. Before the tours began, the group were the opening act for Fats Domino in London and Manchester.[1]

The concert in Bern, 10 March 1968, was illegally recorded and is available in a bootleg entitled Live in Bern 1968.[2]

Tour band

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 August 1968, at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City, New York. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tours.[8]

  1. "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
  2. "And the Sun Will Shine"
  3. "To Love Somebody"
  4. "Jumbo"
  5. "The Singer Sang His Song"
  6. "I Have Decided to Join the Airforce"
  7. "I Started a Joke"
  8. "Let There Be Love"
  9. "Words"
  10. "I Can't See Nobody"
  11. "Holiday
  12. "In the Morning"
  13. "Really and Sincerely
  14. "Massachusetts"
  15. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
Encore
  1. "Spicks and Specks"
  2. "World"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[9] [10]
13 May 1967NorthamptonEnglandMaple Ballroom
14 May 1967NottinghamBritannia Rowing Club
Beachcomber Club
25 May 1967LiverpoolStudent Auditorium
26 May 1967GalashielsScotlandGalashiels Town Hall
SelkirkVictoria Hall
27 May 1967CarlisleEnglandCarlisle Market Hall
28 May 1967OldhamThing Club
19 June 1967WishawThe Belfry
21 June 1967Gorleston-on-SeaFloral Hall
23 June 1967LeicesterScraptoft Hall
24 June 1967ManchesterNew Century Hall
21 July 1967StockholmSwedenPalladium
4 August 1967LondonEnglandTiles Club
5 August 1967DunstableCalifornia Ballroom
6 August 1967GreenfordStarlite Ballroom
17 August 1967London33 Portland Place
21 August 1967BathBath Pavilion
26 August 1967LondonUpper Cuts
27 August 1967WoburnWoburn Abbey
9 September 1967ChesterClockwork Orange
22 September 1967WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall
27 September 1967NewportWalesUniversity of Wales Auditorium
7 October 1967ManchesterEnglandMain Debating Hall
13 October 1967RugbyBenn Hall
27 October 1967RosewellScotlandRosewell Institute
28 October 1967CoatbridgeCoatbridge Town Hall
29 October 1967DundeeTop Ten Club
1 November 1967StevenageEnglandLocarno Ballroom
11 November 1967RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hallen Heliport
17 November 1967LondonEnglandLewisham Odeon
18 November 1967St. Mary's Hall
19 November 1967Saville Theatre
19 November 1967SalisburySalisbury City Hall
North America[11]
27 January 1968AnaheimUnited StatesAnaheim Convention Center
Europe[12]
9 February 1968StockholmSwedenStockholm Concert Hall
10 February 1968
11 February 1968GothenburgGothenburg Concert Hall
12 February 1968OsloNorwaySentrum kino
14 February 1968CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Teatret
15 February 1968
27 February 1968HamburgWest GermanyMusikhalle
28 February 1968BremenStadthalle
29 February 1968HanoverNiedersachsenhalle
1 March 1968StuttgartLiederhalle
2 March 1968MunichKongressaal
3 March 1968NurembergMeistersingerhalle
4 March 1968FrankfurtJahrhunderthalle
5 March 1968MünsterMünsterlandhalle
6 March 1968CologneKölner Messehalle
7 March 1968West BerlinSportpalast
8 March 1968BraunschweigStadthalle
10 March 1968BernSwitzerlandFesthalle
27 March 1968LondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall
29 March 1968LeedsQueens Hall
30 March 1968ChesterABC Theatre
31 March 1968ManchesterPalace Theatre
1 April 1968LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
4 April 1968CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange
5 April 1968SloughAdelphi Cinema
6 April 1968SheffieldSheffield City Hall
7 April 1968BirminghamBirmingham Hippodrome
10 April 1968CarlisleABC Theatre
11 April 1968GlasgowScotlandGreen's Playhouse
12 April 1968EdinburghABC Theatre
13 April 1968Stockton-on-TeesEngland
14 April 1968LiverpoolEmpire Theatre
17 April 1968PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall
18 April 1968LondonThe Castle
19 April 1968HanleyGaumont Cinema
20 April 1968BoltonOdeon Theatre
21 April 1968HullABC Theatre
22 April 1968Lincoln
24 April 1968SalisburyOdeon Theatre
25 April 1968Romford
26 April 1968Exeter
27 April 1968CardiffWalesCapitol Theatre
28 April 1968LondonEnglandGranada Theatre
1 May 1968CorkIrelandSavoy
2 May 1968DublinAdelphi Cinema
3 May 1968BelfastNorthern IrelandABC Theatre
North America[13]
1 August 1968PhoenixUnited StatesArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 August 1968Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
3 August 1968Daly CityCow Palace
4 August 1968San DiegoSan Diego International Sports Center
10 August 1968New York CityForest Hills Tennis Stadium
14 August 1968ProvidenceRhode Island Auditorium
15 August 1968BostonMusic Hall
17 August 1968BridgeportKennedy Stadium
24 August 1968DetroitOlympia Stadium
25 August 1968ChicagoAuditorium Theatre
26 August 1968ColumbusOhio State Fair Fairgrounds Grandstand
27 August 1968
29 August 1968Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
31 August 1968PhiladelphiaJohn F. Kennedy Stadium
1 September 1968ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
Europe[14]
6 October 1968The HagueThe NetherlandsHoutrusthallen
12 October 1968StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
13 October 1968CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
31 October 1968BremenWest GermanyStadthalle
1 November 1968KielOpernhaus
2 November 1968HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle
4 November 1968MünsterMünsterlandhalle
5 November 1968CologneKölner Sporthalle
6 November 1968EssenGrugahalle
8 November 1968StuttgartMessehalle Killesberg
10 November 1968ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
11 November 1968InsbruckMessehalle
13 November 1968BochumWest GermanyRuhrlandhalle
14 November 1968DüsseldorfMessehalle
16 November 1968BraunschweigStadthalle
18 November 1968MunichKongressaal
19 November 1968NurembergMeistersingerhalle
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • Festival of the Flower Children[15]
  • Hippy-Happy Festival[16]
  • Forest Hills Festival[17]
  • Bridgeport Music Festival
  • Philadelphia Music Festival[18]

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Bilyeu . Melinda . Cook . Hector . Môn Hughes . Andrew . January 1, 2011 . The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb . London, England . . 9780857128942.
    2. Web site: Bee Gees, The* - Live In Bern 1968. Discogs.
    3. Book: Southall, Brian . August 2011 . Treasures of the Bee Gees . Carlton Books .
    4. Web site: THE BEE GEES, DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH ORIGINAL 1968 UK TOUR PROGRAMME . . November 2020 . eBay . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227044455/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2ccAAOSwmuhe61Yh/s-l1600.jpg . 27 December 2020 . live .
    5. Web site: Bee Gees ABC Chester Concert Window Card (UK, 1968). . . November 2016 . Heritage Auctions . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227043803/https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/music-memorabilia/posters/bee-gees-abc-chester-concert-window-card-uk-1968-/a/7154-89522.s . 27 December 2020 . live .
    6. Web site: World + Ticket - 19/11/67 . . June 2017 . 991 . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227050116/https://images.991.com/large_image/Bee+Gees+World++Ticket++-+191167-317563.jpg . 27 December 2020 . live .
    7. News: . KRLA presents The Bee Gees . . Los Angeles, California . 12 January 1968 . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227050531/https://d9nvuahg4xykp.cloudfront.net/-4369512470901908852/2151273633475215841.jpg . 27 December 2020 . Collectors Universe . live .
    8. Sources for NYC Setlist:
      • Web site: FIFTY YEARS AGO: THE BEE GEES AT FOREST HILLS STADIUM . Perlman . 18 September 2018 . Forest Hills Stadium Official Website . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20200901023708/https://foresthillsstadium.com/fifty-years-ago-the-bee-gees-at-forest-hills-stadium/ . 1 September 2020 . live .
      • Kirby. Fred. 24 August 1968. Bee Gees, Spanky Big at Forest Hills. Billboard. 80. 34. 10–12. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
    9. Book: Sandoval, Andrew . 15 October 2012 . Bee Gees: The Day-By-Day Story, 1945-1972 . Retrofuture Products LLC . 9780943249087.
    10. Sources for tour dates in 1967:
      • Web site: October 1967 . . December 2010 . Marmalade Skies . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226075212/http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/oct1967.htm?LMCL=J8D6bN%3C . 26 December 2020 . live .
      • Web site: The Bee Gees for five shillings – anniversary of "Dundee's top pop spot" marked 55 years on . Strachan . Graeme . 14 October 2017 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226081732/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/525229/the-bee-gees-for-five-shillings-anniversary-of-dundees-top-pop-spot-marked-55-years-on/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
    11. Web site: Rhino Factoids: The Bee Gees Make Their Live Debut in America . . 27 January 2016 . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226082535/https://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-factoids-the-bee-gees-make-their-live-debut-in-america . 26 December 2020 . live .
    12. Sources for tour dates in Europe, Spring 1968
      • Web site: Die Bee Gees auf Deutschlandtour . de . The Bee Gees on tour in Germany . . January 2012 . Spicks & Specks . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226075535/https://spicksspecks-archiv.blogspot.com/1970/01/die-bee-gees-auf-deutschlandtour.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
      • Web site: IN CONCERT: 1967-2002 . Kaarls . Fred . Hansens . T . Anderson . Kath . June 2002 . Bee Gees World . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226081352/https://www.beegees-world.com/inconcert.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
      • Web site: Today in Rock History – March 27 . Michaels . Mitch . 27 March 2020 . InternetFM . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226082741/https://internetfm.com/today-in-rock-history-march-27/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
    13. Sources for tour dates in North America, Summer 1968:
      • Book: August 1968 . The Bee Gees 1968 Tour Book USA tour programme . .
      • 13 July 1968. From The Music Capitals of the World. Billboard. 13 July 1968. 80. 28. 74. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
      • 3 August 1968. Bee Gees Advertisement - Atco 6603. Billboard. 80. 31. 7. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
    14. Web site: On Tour . de . On Tour . . January 2012 . Spicks & Specks . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226080646/https://spicksspecks-archiv.blogspot.com/1970/01/on-tour_7216.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
    15. Web site: Fifty years since Woburn's Festival of the Flower Children . . 28 August 2017 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226083101/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40926916 . 26 December 2020 . live .
    16. Web site: Jimi Hendrix in Nederland: 'Het was magisch, echt geweldig' . no . Jimi Hendrix in the Netherlands: 'It was magical, really great' . . 24 April 2020 . Reporters Online . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226084603/https://reportersonline.nl/jimi-hendrix-in-nederland-het-was-magisch-echt-geweldig/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
    17. Web site: FLASHBACK: 1968 FOREST HILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP...(MAY 1968) . . April 2020 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226094527/https://www.wnewfm1027.com/blog/2020/04/live-from-the-60s-1968-forest-hills-music-festival-lineupmay-1968.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
    18. 6 April 1968. 17 Concerts for Philly Stadium, Play Centers. Kirby . Fred . Billboard. 6 April 1968. 80. 14 . 16. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.